DOT: City might have leeway with Business 51 plans

1:03 PM,
Feb. 12, 2014

Business Highway 51 in Stevens Point has been the subject of various improvement plans.

Written by

Chris Jones
Stevens Point Journal Media

The city might not have to follow a federal law that dictates its reconstruction of Business Highway 51, after all.

City Council members attending a Board of Public Works meeting on Monday learned from Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials that Stevens Point might be able to apply for exemptions to federal law.

That could open the door to a smaller, less disruptive improvement plan for Business 51, a major thoroughfare that has become deteriorated. Various proposals for the highway have included the installation of roundabouts, the reduction of lanes, the addition of bike ...